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Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor

Known for: Acting

Born 19/01/1949
Place of birth Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator. He is best known for winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship, where he defeated the defending champion Steve Davis in a final widely recognised as one of the most famous matches in professional snooker history. Despite losing the first eight frames, Taylor recovered to win 18–17 in a dramatic duel on the last black ball. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

2011

Lovejoy Series ★ 7,4

Lovejoy

Dennis Taylor

1986

Richard Osman's House of Games Series ★ 6,1

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant

2017

The Sooty Show Series ★ 6,4

The Sooty Show

Himself

1955

The Weakest Link Series ★ 6,0

The Weakest Link

Self - Participant

2021

The Kenny Everett Television Show Series ★ 7,1

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Self

1982

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Series ★ 7,5

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Self - Contestant

2013

Series

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

Self - Contestant

2010

The Real Marigold Hotel Series ★ 8,0

The Real Marigold Hotel

Self

2016

The Real Marigold on Tour Series ★ 8,0

The Real Marigold on Tour

Self

2016

Series

Saving Planet Earth UK

Himself - Presenter

2007

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show Series ★ 6,0

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

Self

1992

Cheap Cheap Cheap Series ★ 5,0

Cheap Cheap Cheap

Self

2017

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion Film ★ 7,7

Alex Higgins: The People's Champion

Self

2010

Jimmy White - The One & Only Film

Jimmy White - The One & Only

Self

2008

Film

Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's

2000

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story Film ★ 6,0

Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story

Self

2001

Mark Selby: Life of a World Champion Film ★ 7,0

Mark Selby: Life of a World Champion

Self

2015

Film

Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

Self (archive footage)

2006

When Snooker Ruled the World Film ★ 10,0

When Snooker Ruled the World

Self

2002

Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final Film

Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final

Self

2010

Film

Christmas Eve with Val Doonican

Self - Guest

1986

Touching The Blue Film

Touching The Blue

Self

2020

Film

The Positive Touch

1988

Film

Dennis Taylor: Cue the Laughter!

1994

Stephen Hendry: Doing the Business Film

Stephen Hendry: Doing the Business

Self

1988

Film

Tony Drago: Fun & Torture

2014

Film

Snooker: Basic Skills

1996

Film

Griffiths the Cue

1979

Film

Unseen Big Break

1997

Steve Davis Presents: The Greatest Snooker Trickshots Film

Steve Davis Presents: The Greatest Snooker Trickshots

Self

Film

Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter

2012

Film

Best of Friends - The Official Story of Gary Lineker & Willie Thorne

1992

Film

One Day at the Crucible

2021